IBM. HP, StorageTek, Quantum and Tandberg  LTO 5 Tape Drives (Library and Consumer) 

IBM LTO-5 External Tape Drive TS2250 - Half Height (HH) SAS Ultrium 1.5TB Native/ 3.0TB Compressed Part # 3580S5E    Storage Capacity of 1.5 TB Native

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TS1050 LTO5 Ultrium 3588 Model F5A Fibre – 8Gb/Sec Full-Height Internal Tape Drive
TS2350 LTO5 Ultrium 3580 Model S53 SAS – 6Gb/Sec Full-Height External Tape Drive
TS2250 LTO5 Ultrium 3580 Model H5S SAS – 6Gb/Sec Half-Height External Tape Drive

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EH899A StorageWorks LTO5 3280 SAS – 6Gb/Sec  Full-Height  Internal Tape Drive
EH900A StorageWorks LTO5 3280 SAS – 6Gb/Sec Full-Height External Tape Drive
EH957A StorageWorks LTO5 3000  SAS – 6Gb/Sec Half-Height  Internal Tape Drive
EH958A StorageWorks LTO5 3000 SAS – 6Gb/Sec Half-Height External Tape Drive

HP LTO 5

HP StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 SAS External Tape Drive HP StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 SAS External Tape Drive/S-Buy HP StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 SAS Internal Tape Drive HP StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 SAS Internal Tape Drive HP StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 SAS Tape Drive in 1U Rack-mount HP StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 SAS External Tape Drive HP StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 SAS Internal Tape Drive HP StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 SAS Tape Drive in 3U Rack-mount HP StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium SB3000c Tape Blade
Product ID: EH958B EH958SB EH957B EH957SB EJ014B EH900B EH899B EJ013B BS580B
Recording technology LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 LTO-5 Ultrium
Buffer size 256MB

Included

256MB

Included

256MB

Included

256MB

Included

256MB

Included

256MB

Included

256MB

Included

256MB

Included

256MB

Included

Capacity 3TB Compressed 2:1 3TB Compressed 2:1 3TB Compressed 2:1 3TB Compressed 2:1 3TB Compressed 2:1 3TB

Compressed 2:1

3TB

Compressed 2:1

3TB

Compressed 2:1

3TB Compressed 2:1
Transfer rate 1 TB/hr

Compressed 2:1

1 TB/hr

Compressed 2:1

1 TB/hr

Compressed 2:1

1 TB/hr

Compressed 2:1

1 TB/hr

Compressed 2:1

1 TB/hr

Compressed 2:1

1 TB/hr

Compressed 2:1

1 TB/hr

Compressed 2:1

1 TB/hr

Maximum

Host interface 6 Gb/sec SAS 6 Gb/sec SAS 6 Gb/sec SAS 6 Gb/sec SAS 6 Gb/sec SAS 6 Gb/sec SAS 6 Gb/sec SAS 6 Gb/sec SAS 6 Gb/sec SAS
Encryption capability AES 256-bit AES 256-bit AES 256-bit AES 256-bit AES 256-bit AES 256-bit AES 256-bit AES 256-bit AES 256-bit
WORM capability Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Form factor 5.25-inch half-height 5.25-inch half-height 5.25-inch half-height 5.25-inch half-height 1U 5.25-inch full-height 5.25-inch full-height 3U Half-height BladeSystem c-Class blade

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Efficiency

Oracle’s StorageTek LTO tape drives provide fast data transfer, high capacity, and energy savings for midrange tape automation environments, and enable you to meet stringent regulatory requirements.

Available with the appropriate trad for your existing library! Call us for Price (800) 663.5523

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TC-L51BN-AR LTO5 Ultrium SAS – 6Gb/Sec Full-Height External Tape Drive
TC-L52BN-AR LTO5 Ultrium SAS – 6Gb/Sec Half-Height External Tape Drives

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3518-LTO5 SAS – 6Gb/Sec Half-Height Internal Tape Drive
3519 LTO5 SAS – 6Gb/Sec Half-Height Internal Tape Drive
3520 LTO5 SAS – 6Gb/Sec Half-Height External Tape Drive
3524 LTO5 SAS – 6Gb/Sec Half-Height Internal Tape Drive
3530 LTO5 Fibre Channel Half-Height External Tape Drive

Datasheet

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 LTO Specifications

General specifications Lifetime tape durability

Approximate years of life

assuming one tape filled…

Tape type Native capacity Total tracks Tracks written per pass Passes to write entire tape Total end-to- end passes Entire-tape reads/writes
Per month Per week
LTO-1 100 GB 384 8 48 9600 200 17 4
LTO-2 200 GB 512 8 64 16,000 250 21 5
LTO-3 400 GB 704 16 44 16,000 364 30 7
LTO-4 800 GB 896 16 56 11,200 200 17 4
LTO-5 1500 GB 1280 16 80 16,000 200 17 4
LTO-6 2500 GB 2176 16 136